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Self-concept and violent delinquency in urban African-American adolescent males.
Psychol Rep. 2002 Apr; 90(2):477-86.PR

Abstract

African-American adolescent males experience a disproportionate rate of victimization associated with and arrest for violent crime. This study examined the between self-concept and violent delinquency within a group of 155 urban African-American adolescent males. Walter Reckless's 1967 containment theory, which suggest that a positive self-concept will insulate a juvenile from delinquency and crime, served as the theoretical frame of reference. The participants included 155 African-American males aged 13 to 19 years who completed the Adolescent Life Survey, developed by the investigators, and the Tennessee Self-concept Scale. Quantitative measurments of self-concept and delinquency were obtained. In general, the findings did not support containment theory. However, the study does present new data regarding serious violent delinquency.

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Bynum EG
American University, Department of Sociology, Washington, DC 20016, USA. Evita.Bynum@american.edu
Weiner RI
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MeSH

AdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAdultAfrican AmericansHumansJuvenile DelinquencyMaleSelf ConceptViolence

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

12061587

Citation

Bynum, Evita G., and Ronald I. Weiner. "Self-concept and Violent Delinquency in Urban African-American Adolescent Males." Psychological Reports, vol. 90, no. 2, 2002, pp. 477-86.
Bynum EG, Weiner RI. Self-concept and violent delinquency in urban African-American adolescent males. Psychol Rep. 2002;90(2):477-86.
Bynum, E. G., & Weiner, R. I. (2002). Self-concept and violent delinquency in urban African-American adolescent males. Psychological Reports, 90(2), 477-86.
Bynum EG, Weiner RI. Self-concept and Violent Delinquency in Urban African-American Adolescent Males. Psychol Rep. 2002;90(2):477-86. PubMed PMID: 12061587.
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